During a Wednesday press conference, Mayor Annise Parker immediately perked up when asked for comment on Astros legend Craig Biggio’s election to the Baseball Hall of Fame the previous day. Parker clapped, and let out a boisterous “Yes!” before riffing on Biggio: “(It’s) two years too late. Craig Biggio was fully deserving of being in […]
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Astros legend Craig Biggio’s election to the Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday led to jubilation around the Houston area. There also was some interesting reaction and anecdotes from across the country to the news, some of which we’ve rounded up here. Wallace Matthews from ESPN New York had this story from his days taking […]
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The Astros will commemorate Craig Biggio’s Hall of Fame election with a ceremony at 5 p.m. on Friday at Minute Maid Park. Craig Biggio, Nolan Ryan and other Astros figures will speak at the pep rally. The event will be in the Union Station lobby and also streamed on the scoreboard in the stadium. Union […]
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The four players selected for the Hall of Fame on Tuesday, in addition to the three players selected last year, made a dent in what has been a ballot packed with worthy candidates, said the president of the Baseball Writers Association of America. This was the first time since 1955 that four players were selected […]
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Randy Johnson lost just one of his 11 starts when the Astros acquired him for the 1998 stretch run. Then-manager Larry Dierker shared a secret from that one loss, on the road in Philadelphia. “The mound was too high that day,” Dierker said. Dierker said that the 6-10 Johnson was not at all pleased. Johnson […]
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While 20-year Astro Craig Biggio and 3-month Astro Randy Johnson were selected for induction into the Hall of Fame, four more one-time Astros remain on the outside looking in. Retired first baseman Jeff Bagwell was named on 306 ballots, representing 55.7 percent of votes. He remains well short of the 75 percent selection threshold but […]
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Although Jim Crane bought the Astros from Drayton McLane long after Craig Biggio retired, the Astros’ owner is proud to have the franchise’s first Hall of Famer. “Our ownership group is very proud of Craig,” Crane said. “It’s the first player the Astros have had in the Hall of Fame with an Astros uniform. We’re […]
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Former Astros righthander Brandon Backe drove to Minute Maid Park on Tuesday to congratulate his good friend and childhood hero Craig Biggio for earning a place in the Baseball Hall of Fame. “I think more than anything, I’m a fan of the Astros first and foremost,” Backe said. “But I was a fan of Biggio […]
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Larry Dierker said he didn’t know until Tuesday’s press conference that Craig Biggio had never played any position other than catcher before the Astros moved him to second base. “That makes it all the more amazing,” he said. Craig Biggio said his move to second base from catcher (after the 1991 season) was the hardest […]
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Craig Biggio had plenty of kind words for Yogi Berra, who helped mentor him as a youth. “He was the smartest baseball man I’ve been around, no doubt,” Biggio said. “I would be on the bench and he would come behind me and babble something. I’d kind of look at him. Then the next few […]
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Former Astros owner Drayton McLane, who is a major reason Craig Biggio spent his entire 20-year career with the Astros, vows to be in Cooperstown, N.Y. when the seven-time All-Star become’s the franchise’s first member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. “Absolutely, I’ll lead the parade,” McLane said. McLane gave Biggio his first major free […]
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Larry Dierker got to play with Joe Morgan in the early days in Houston then got to watch and manage Craig Biggio later. The two second baseman, both in the Hall of Fame after Biggio’s election on Tuesday, share many traits but one above all: the will to win. “Neither one had the softest hands,” […]
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While his longtime teammate Craig Biggio finally got the call to the Baseball Hall of Fame, former Astros first baseman Jeff Bagwell once again was shut out. Bagwell finished sixth in Tuesday’s voting, receiving 306 votes and appearing on 55.7 percent of ballots cast by the Baseball Writers Association of America. A player must be […]
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Photos: A look at Craig Biggio’s career by the numbers Hall of Fame vote totals Former Astros star Jeff Bagwell comes up short in Hall vote Photos: A look at Jeff Bagwell’s career by the numbers Larry Dierker compares Craig Biggio, Joe Morgan When the phone call came, a call he played 20 years with […]
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